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Safety-I and Safety-II: The Past and Future of Safety Management.

Hollnagel E. Aldershot, Hampshire, England: Ashgate; 2014. ISBN: 9781472423085.

This book covers two perspectives of safety: a reactive approach that emphasizes reducing adverse outcomes and a proactive approach that focuses on ensuring actions go as planned. The author discusses how each approach has been applied in health care and other high-risk industries.

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